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by contrast

[ bahy kon-trast ]

idiom

  1. (used when making a comparison to something strikingly different from what was previously mentioned):

    Theater costumes must be viewed from a distance; film, by contrast, is all about close-ups.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of by contrast1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences

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The Associated Press, by contrast, has resisted administration pressure to accept Trump's "Gulf of America" name change despite the White House's efforts to block the news agency from coverage of the president.

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By contrast, Boca have always remained in their spiritual home, the famous La Bombonera stadium that is seemingly dropped into the middle of the 'barrio', a high-poverty district of the city.

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By contrast, the Europeans and Ukrainians will only discuss what happens to occupied Ukrainian territory after a ceasefire has come into effect.

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Other Texas abortion laws, by contrast, do explicitly protect pregnant people from prosecution for obtaining an abortion.

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Francis, by contrast, likened the church to a battlefield hospital tending to the spiritually wounded.

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